Chestnut dunnart vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Heliosciurus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.